Palettes / Colors / #DCD8DE

#DCD8DE — Mist Grey

#DCD8DE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the gray family.

#DCD8DE is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DADED8; it also sits naturally between #D9D8DE and #DED8DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 85% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCD8DE

.text { color: #DCD8DE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD8DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 216, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 8%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD8DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 216, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD8DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 216, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD8DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD8DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD8DE

Tints of #DCD8DE

Tones of #DCD8DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADED8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD8DE: #000000.

How #DCD8DE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCD8DE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCD8DD  ·  #DCD8DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD8DE?

#DCD8DE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 220, 216, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD8DE?

#DCD8DE is RGB 220, 216, 222 — HSL 280°, 8%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 3%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCD8DE?

Its complement is #DADED8; analogous partners are #D9D8DE and #DED8DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD8DE for text?

Black text on #DCD8DE has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.